disunite (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *disunite*:
VERB	social	disunite, disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disjoint	part
VERB	contact	disunite, separate, divide, part	force, take, or pull apart

English > *disunite*: 2 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Part; cease or break association / association with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disjoint
Broader	separate, part, split up, split, break, break up	discontinue an association / association / association or relation
Spanish	desmarcar, divorciarse, divorciar, separarse
Catalan	desmarcar, divorciar-se, divorciar, separar-se
Nouns	disunion	the termination or destruction of union

English > *disunite*: 2 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Force, take, or pull apart.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Synonyms	separate, divide, part
Cause to	separate, divide, part	come apart
Entailed by	unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick	Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
Narrower	break	separate from a clinch, in boxing
	compartmentalize, compartmentalise, cut up	separate into isolated compartments or categories / categories
	cut	separate with or as if with an instrument
	disconnect	make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
	disjoin, disjoint	make disjoint, separated, or disconnected
	disjoint, disarticulate	separate at the joints
	gin	separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
	joint	separate (meat) at the joint
	polarize, polarise	Cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
	sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate	set apart from others
	sever, break up	set or keep apart
	tear, rupture, snap, bust	separate or cause to separate abruptly
	tear	To separate or be separated by force
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Spanish	dividir, separar
Catalan	dividir, separar

HyperDic: disunite